covert 2068 twelve to base 10

What base is it in now?

the question reads

covert the numeral to a numeral in base 10

2068
12

For 206812 converted to base 10, you would do the following sum:

2*12^3+
0*12^2+
6*12^1+
8*12^0
=2*1728 + 0*144 + 6*12 + 8*1
= ?

So it is now in base 12 ??

powers of 12:
12, 144, 1728, ...

206812 = 2(12^3) +0(12^2) + 6(12) + 8
= 3456 + 0 + 72 + 8 = 353610

To convert the number "2068" from base 12 to base 10, you need to understand the positional notation of each digit in base 12.

In base 12, each digit's position represents a power of 12. The rightmost digit represents 12^0 (which is equal to 1), the next digit to the left represents 12^1, the next digit represents 12^2, and so on.

Let's break down the number 2068 in base 12:

Starting from the rightmost digit:
8 x 12^0 = 8 x 1 = 8
6 x 12^1 = 6 x 12 = 72
0 x 12^2 = 0 x 144 = 0
2 x 12^3 = 2 x 1728 = 3456

Now, sum up these values:

8 + 72 + 0 + 3456 = 3536

Therefore, the number "2068" in base 12 is equal to 3536 in base 10.